Laura A. Pesantez-Pacheco
729 Arapeen Dr, 
Salt Lake City, UT 

Overview

Dr. Laura Pesantez Pacheco is a board-certified neurologist in Salt Lake City and is affiliated with The University of Utah . She received her medical degree from University of Cuenca Faculty of Medical Sciences, completed her neurology residency at UT Houston and did her clinical fellowship at the NINDS. She specializes in movement disorders. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish.

Her top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Tardive Dyskinesia, Torticollis, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Specialties
Neurology
Psychiatry
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in UT
Board Certifications
Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Utah Hospitals And Clinics
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
BridgeSpan
  • EPO
  • HMO
Cambia Health Solutions
  • EPO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Mountain Health
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • POS
  • PPO
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
Regence
  • EPO
  • PPO
SelectHealth
  • HMO
  • POS
TeamCare
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Tufts
  • HMO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
University of Utah Health
  • EPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

University of Utah
729 Arapeen Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Pesantez-Pacheco has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Myoclonus-Dystonia
Torticollis
Tardive Dyskinesia
Deep Brain Stimulation
Essential Tremor
Parkinson's Disease
Hereditary Ataxia
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